Guilty pleasures
Daniel at Alien Soil posted about this a couple of days ago. The idea here is stuff that you enjoy but feel hguilty about is. Not guilty in a sinful sense but more like guilty in an embarassed sense. I was thinking about this a while back because a friend came over and laughed out loud at one of my CD's (you may too when I reveal it later). So here goes, things I'm not so proud to enjoy:
Music - The CD that caused the laughter was Nelson, After the rain.. Yeah, the big hair brothers from the early 90's. I also have and enjoy Wilson Phillips and Bangles -Everything. I bet my friend thought those were my wife's. Nope.
Movies - I actually tend to like chick flicks that guys tend to roll their eyes at and only go to because their wives like 'em and it might, you know, help heat things up later. Me, I actually enjoy them. If it helps heat things up later, that's OK too. :-)
Food - I love cookies. Not too shamefull there, but I actually tend to prefer the store bought, store brand Chips Ahoy wanna be cookies to home made or brand name. Oh, and I tend to eat 8-10 or so at a sitting. With a big glass of milk. Mmmm.
TV - I love Alias. Yeah, I know it's about as plausible as a Nader victory this November, but I enjoy it. Too me its just far enough away from ludicrous to be entertainment. The other thing that's embarasing about it is that most guys that watch only only do so to oggle at Jennifer Garner, but I actually like the story (and try not to oggle at Jennifer Garner).
Cars - I am a car guy at heart. I have a classic T'bird in the garage now (1960 Convertible) and long for a sportier ride than my current Escort. But I absolutely love minivans. No real guy likes these mommy-mobiles, but I think they're one of the best things in vehicles to come along. No other vehicle can match a minivan for the combination of drivebility, interior space, people hauling ability, comfort and economy. The more manly SUV usually costs more, has less space (except the real biggies), gets worse economy and drives worse.
Well, there's my list, what's yours? Don't forget to go to Alien Soil and read Daniel's too.
Comments
Thanks for the trackback!
I will also admit that Nelson is one of the main reasons I play guitar today. i saw their video for "More Than Ever" and i thought they looked so cool with their guitars.
Embarassing but true. :-)
Posted by: Daniel | August 16, 2004 12:30 PM